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Mason’s Children

First released 1988English45 recordingson 57 releasesISWC T-070.116.259-5

Written by

Robert HunterComposer Jerry GarciaLyricist

Recordings

Performance	By
Mason’s Children	Grateful Dead	6:08
Mason’s Children (1970)	Grateful Dead	3:35
Mason’s Children	Grateful Dead
Mason’s Children	Grateful Dead
Masons Children	Grateful Dead
Mason’s Children >	Grateful Dead	3:53
Mason’s Children (live)	Grateful Dead	6:33
Mason's Children	Henry Kaiser	4:45
Mason’s Children	Grateful Dead
Mason’s Children	Grateful Dead
Mason’s Children	Grateful Dead
Mason’s Children	Grateful Dead
Mason’s Children	Grateful Dead
Mason’s Children	Grateful Dead
Mason’s Children	Grateful Dead
Mason’s Children	Grateful Dead	4:27
Mason’s Children	Grateful Dead	4:28
Mason’s Children	Grateful Dead	5:53
Mason’s Children	Grateful Dead	4:46
Mason’s Children	Grateful Dead	5:29
Mason’s Children	Grateful Dead	7:19
Mason’s Children	Grateful Dead	6:38
Mason’s Children	Grateful Dead
Mason’s Children	Grateful Dead
Mason’s Children	Grateful Dead	7:08
Mason's Children ->	The Dead	10:59
Mason's Children ->	The Dead	6:14
Mason's Children (8)	The Dead
Mason's Children ->	The Dead	7:40
Mason's Children ->	The Dead	9:12
Mason's Children ->	The Dead	6:06
Mason's Children	The Dead	8:13
Mason’s Children (live at the Civic Auditorium in Honolulu, HI 1970)	Grateful Dead	6:32
Mason’s Children	Grateful Dead	4:08
Mason’s Children	Grateful Dead	10:32
Mason’s Children	Grateful Dead	6:47
Mason’s Children	Grateful Dead	6:12
Mason’s Children	Grateful Dead	5:38
Mason’s Children	Grateful Dead
Mason's Children	The Other Ones with Susan Tedeschi	11:25
Mason’s Children (live at Soldier Field, Chicago, IL 7/3/2015)	Grateful Dead	7:08
Mason’s Children ->	Grateful Dead	3:53
Mason's Children >	Furthur	7:52
Alligator / Drums / The Other One / Mason’s Children	Grateful Dead	25:46
Mason’s Children	Grateful Dead	9:35

On these albums

Workingman’s Dead

Workingman’s DeadGrateful Dead · 1970

Those Who Know History Are Doomed to Repeat It

Those Who Know History Are Doomed to Repeat ItHenry Kaiser · 1988

Dick’s Picks, Volume 4: Fillmore East 2/13–14/70

Dick’s Picks, Volume 4: Fillmore East 2/13–14/70Grateful Dead · 1996

Fallout From the Phil Zone

Fallout From the Phil ZoneGrateful Dead · 1997

So Many Roads (1965–1995)

So Many Roads (1965–1995)Grateful Dead · 1999

So Many Roads (1965–1995) Sampler

So Many Roads (1965–1995) SamplerGrateful Dead · 1999

The Golden Road (1965–1973)

The Golden Road (1965–1973)Grateful Dead · 2001

2002.11.29 -- Mellon Arena, Pittsburgh, PA

2002.11.29 -- Mellon Arena, Pittsburgh, PAThe Other Ones · 2002

2003-07-07 Red Rocks

2003-07-07 Red RocksThe Dead · 2003

2004-06-23: Chula Vista, CA

2004-06-23: Chula Vista, CAThe Dead · 2004

2004-08-08 Camden, NJ

2004-08-08 Camden, NJThe Dead · 2004

2004-08-14 Jones Beach, Wantagh, NY

2004-08-14 Jones Beach, Wantagh, NYThe Dead · 2004

2004-08-04 Scranton, PA

2004-08-04 Scranton, PAThe Dead · 2004

2004-07-01 Nampa, ID

2004-07-01 Nampa, IDThe Dead · 2004

2004-07-31 Mansfield, MA

2004-07-31 Mansfield, MAThe Dead · 2004

Download Series, Volume 2: 1/18/70 Springer’s Inn, Portland, OR

Download Series, Volume 2: 1/18/70 Springer’s Inn, Portland, ORGrateful Dead · 2005

30 Days of Dead

30 Days of DeadGrateful Dead · 2010

2010-02-05: Bayfront Park Amphitheater, Miami, FL, USA

2010-02-05: Bayfront Park Amphitheater, Miami, FL, USAFurthur · 2010

Dave’s Picks, Bonus Disc 2013

Dave’s Picks, Bonus Disc 2013Grateful Dead · 2013

Complete Live Rarities Collection

Complete Live Rarities CollectionGrateful Dead · 2013

Dave’s Picks, Volume 6: San Francisco, 12/20/69 · St. Louis, 2/2/70

Dave’s Picks, Volume 6: San Francisco, 12/20/69 · St. Louis, 2/2/70Grateful Dead · 2013

Fare Thee Well

Fare Thee WellGrateful Dead · 2015

Dave’s Picks, Volume 19: Honolulu Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, HI · 1/23/70

Dave’s Picks, Volume 19: Honolulu Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, HI · 1/23/70Grateful Dead · 2016

Dave’s Picks, Bonus Disc 2019

Dave’s Picks, Bonus Disc 2019Grateful Dead · 2019

Dave’s Picks, Volume 30: Fillmore East, New York, NY · 1/2/70

Dave’s Picks, Volume 30: Fillmore East, New York, NY · 1/2/70Grateful Dead · 2019

1969-12-29: Boston Tea Party, Boston, MA, USA

1969-12-29: Boston Tea Party, Boston, MA, USAGrateful Dead · 2022

30 Days of Dead 2025

30 Days of Dead 2025Grateful Dead · 2025

1969‐12‐31: Boston Tea Party, Boston, MA, USA

1969‐12‐31: Boston Tea Party, Boston, MA, USAGrateful Dead

1969‐12‐30: Boston Tea Party, Boston, MA, USA

1969‐12‐30: Boston Tea Party, Boston, MA, USAGrateful Dead

1970‐03‐01: Fillmore East, New York City, NY, USA

1970‐03‐01: Fillmore East, New York City, NY, USAGrateful Dead

1970‐01‐03, late show: Fillmore East, New York, NY, USA

1970‐01‐03, late show: Fillmore East, New York, NY, USAGrateful Dead

1969‐12‐31: Boston Tea Party, Boston, MA, USA

1969‐12‐31: Boston Tea Party, Boston, MA, USAGrateful Dead

Live at Winterland, 31/12/1971

Live at Winterland, 31/12/1971Grateful Dead

1970‐01‐31, acoustic & electric set: The Warehouse, New Orleans, LA, USA (acoustic & electric set)

1970‐01‐31, acoustic & electric set: The Warehouse, New Orleans, LA, USA (acoustic & electric set)Grateful Dead

1970‐02‐14, late show: Fillmore East, New York, NY, USA

1970‐02‐14, late show: Fillmore East, New York, NY, USAGrateful Dead

1970‐01‐31: The Warehouse, New Orleans, LA, USA

1970‐01‐31: The Warehouse, New Orleans, LA, USAGrateful Dead

1969‐12‐28: International Speedway, Hollywood, FL, USA

1969‐12‐28: International Speedway, Hollywood, FL, USAGrateful Dead

1970‐02‐14: Fillmore East, New York, NY, USA

1970‐02‐14: Fillmore East, New York, NY, USAGrateful Dead

1969‐12‐19: Fillmore West, San Francisco, CA, USA

1969‐12‐19: Fillmore West, San Francisco, CA, USAGrateful Dead

1970‐01‐02, early show: Fillmore East, New York, NY, USA

1970‐01‐02, early show: Fillmore East, New York, NY, USAGrateful Dead

Workingman’s Dead Outtakes

Workingman’s Dead OuttakesGrateful Dead

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